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There’s a three percent increase in freshman enrollment at Northern Illinois University this year, the first such increase in six years.

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Gov. Bruce Rauner said he has personally reached out to Amazon executives in hopes of convincing the online retail giant to select Illinois for its second headquarters.

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Breast-feeding rates are increasing each year, but a gaping disparity between Black women and women of other races remains.  Nationally, according to recent federal data, there is an 18 percent gap between white and black mothers who have ever breast-fed.

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Environmental groups are criticizing state regulators for a decision involving Ameren Illinois. The state Commerce Commission is letting the power company reduce its goals for energy efficiency. 

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Randy Keith promises to serve only four years if elected to the state house.

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Dan Caulkins is running for the GOP nomination to replace the retiring Bill Mitchell.

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There has been another high-level departure from Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration. This time it’s his top education adviser, Beth Purvis, who will step down Friday.

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A closer look at what drove State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) to push for education funding reform, a push that finally yielded results this summer.

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Appointed Appellate Court Justice Thomas Harris is running for the post in his own right. Harris was appointed to Illinois’ Fourth District Appellate Court in January, 2013 to replace a retiring judge.

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Champaign firefighters observed the 16th anniversary of the September 11th attacks Monday morning, joining other observances across the country.